Folding-back attachment.



H. W. WEED.

FOLDING BACK ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JAN.16, 191s.

Patented July 13, 1915.

. I y ATTORNEYS HOWARD w. WEED, or STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

FOLDING-BACK ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

Application filed January 16, 1915. Serial 0. 2,670.

The saddle A provided with the folding To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD WV. WEED, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stamford, in the county of F airfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Folding-Back Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. p

The invention relates to folding backs for motor cycles, bicycles andlike machines and devices, and its object is to provide a new and improved folding back attachment whereby the folding back can be conveniently and securely attached to a seat, and the back can be readily swung into an approximately horizontal position for mounting or dismounting purposes, or into an upright position for supporting the back of a rider. I

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a bracket provided with a forwardly extending hook adapted to engage the depending rim of a saddle, a clamping jaw pivoted on the said bracket and adapted to engage the top of the saddle at the rear end thereof, and a releasing lever fulcrumed on the back and adaptedto rest on the under side of the saddle. Use is also made of a spring-pressed catch fulcrumed on the bracket and adapted to be engaged by the back to hold the latter in upright position, and an actuating and releasing lever under the control of the riderv and fulcrumed on the back, the said lever being adapted to engage the catch to disengage the latter from the back. and the said lever having a limited swinging motion on the back to allow of swinging the. back into horizontal or upright position, I I

A practicalembodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference india cate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the folding back attachment as applied to the saddle of a motor cycle, a portion of the saddle being shown in section; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of part of the folding back attachment; Fig. 3 is a rearendelevation of the same; F ig. 4.- is a side elevation ofthe folding back attachment withthe .backin horizontal position; and Fig. 5 is an, enlarged side elevationof a portion of the folding back with parts in sectionand showing more particularly the adjusting device.

back attachment is of the usual construction and is provided at its rear with a depending flange B engaged by the hooks C of two brackets C provided with rearwardly extending arms C connected with each other by'a rod D a distance in the rear of the saddle A; Each of the'brackets C is provided with a transverse pivot E on which is mounted to swing an arm F of a clamping memberF adapted to engage with its forwardend the top of the saddle A at the rear end thereof. The rear end of the clamping member F is engaged by a set screw G screwingin a lug C formlng part of the bracket C, as plainly indicated in Fig. 3.

The forward end of each clamping member F is located directly above the hook C of the corresponding bracket 0, as plainly'indicated in F ig.'3. The forward end of each clamping member F is located directly above the, hookC' of the corresponding bracket C so that when the set screw G is screwed up a swinging motion is given in an upward direction to the'rear end of the clampingmember F so as to press the forward end of the said clamping member down in firm contact with the rear end ofthe saddle A to fasten each bracket Gin position on the saddle. Each, bracket C .is provided with another clamping member H mounted to swing on a pivot E" held on the forward end of the bracket C below the hook C, and this clamping member H projects forwardly under the saddle A and is adapted to engage with its free end the under, side of the saddle a distance in advance of. the hook C. A set of'the clamping member H so that on screwing upthe set screw G an upward swinging movement is given to the clamping member If to engage the free end thereof firmly with the underside of the saddle A. By the arrangement'described, the brackets C are securely attached to the saddle A and the said brackets with their clamping members and a cross rod D form a support for thefolding back I. The folding back I is provided with an upper portion 1 and a lower portion P, of which the lowerportion is formed of side bars I mounted to swing. loosely on the ends of the cross rod D. The upper portion I of the folding back I is formed of two side bars'l pivotally connected at their lower ends by pivots Iivvith theupper ends engaged of the sidebars T The upper ends of the side bars I are connected with each other by a back rest I which is preferably upholster'ed so as to form a cushioned support for the back of the rider. The adjacent ends of theside bars 1 I are provided with lugs I, 1 arranged opposite each other and preferably, projecting rearwardly, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. In the lug Pscrews a screw J abutting against the lugI so as to permit of swinging the upper portion 1 of the back forward or backward to suit the convenience of the rider.

"The lower end of each side bar 1 is adapted to engage. the shoulder K of a catch Kpivoted at .K? on the corresponding bracket C, and the catch K is providedat its pivotal end with a heelK pressed on by a spring N connected with a lug depending from the correspondingbracket C Thus by the arrangement described, the shoulder- K' of thecatch K is normally in engagement with the lower end of the corresponding side bar I of the foldingback to hold the latter in upright position. The free end of each catch K is adapted to be by a releasing le-Ver O, attached to the rod D, which latter forms the'fulcrum for the said releasing lever, andthe lever is provided with a handle 0 extending upwardly outside of the corresponding side bar I to permit the rider to conveniently take hold of the handle 0 with a view to swing the same downward and rearward for moving the catches K-out of engagement with the side bars I of the folding back, thus permitting the folding back to swing rearwardly and downwardly into horizontal position, as indicated in Fig. 4. The downward swinging movement of each arm 0 is limited by a stop pin P on the side bar I and the forward and upward swinging movement of the handle 0 is limited by a stop pin P on the side bar I of the lower portion 1 WVhen it is desired to swing the folding back from horizontal position into upright'posi-tion after therider has mounted the saddle A, it is only necessary for the rider to reach backward with eitherhand to engage the corresponding handle 0 and swing the, same upward and forward to impart a like swinging movement to the folding back so that the lower ends of the side arms I finally engage the shoulders K of the two catches K. When this takes place, the folding back I is held in upright po- 'sition to permit the rider to conveniently lean againstthe back rest I The downward swinging movement ofthe side arms I of the folding'back I is limited by a set screw "Q- screwing on the arms C of the bracket C, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 4:.

It Willbe noticed that when the rider leans heavily against the back rest I of the having a hook adapted to back, a sliding or accidental disconnection of the support from the saddle is prevented owing to the clamping members F and H and the hooks C engaging the saddle in the relation mentioned. When it is desiredto place the folding back attachment to a saddle, the screws G, G are unscrewed a distance to permit engaging the hook C with the rim B andto engage the clamping members F and H with the saddle, after which the screwsG and G" are screwed up to firmly actuated by the riderwhenshifting his position on the saddle. 7

Having thus described my claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patenti I v 1. An attachment for fastening a folding back to a saddleof'a motor cycle, bicycle or like machine, comprising a bracket on which the folding back is mounted, the bracket engage the depending rim at the rear of a saddle, and clamping members pivoted on said bracket invention, 1

It will further be and one being adaptedto engage the top of 1 the saddle and the other the under side thereof. 1 1

2. An attachment for fastening a folding back to a saddle of a motor cycle, bicycle or the folding back is mounted, the bracket having a hook adapted to engage the depending rim at the rearof a saddle, clamping members pivoted on said bracket and one being adapted toengage the topof the sad- 5 like machine, comprising a bracket on which 1 3." An attachmentzfor fastening a folding back to a saddle of a motor cycle, bicycle or like machine, comprising a bracket onwhich the folding-back is mounted, the bracket having a hook adapted to engage thedepending rim at the rear of a saddle, clamping memberspivoted' on said bracket and one being adapted to engage the'top of the.

saddle and the other the under side thereof, and set screws screwing in the said bracket and engaging the said clamping members to swing the-same in firm clamping contact with'the saddle. i V

4. An attachment for fastening afolding back to a saddle of a motor cycle, bicycle or like machine, comprising a bracket on which the folding back is mounted, the bracket having a hook adapted to engage the depending rim at the rear of a saddle, and clamping members pivoted on said bracket and one being adapted to engage the top of the saddle directly opposite the said hook and the other clamping member being adapted to engage the bottom of the saddle a distance in advance of the said hook.

5. A folding back for the saddle of a motor cycle, bicycle and like machine, comprising a support held on the saddle, a back mounted to swing on the said support from upright to horizontal position and vice versa, a spring-pressed catch pivoted on the said support and engaged by the said back to hold the latter in upright position, and a releasing lever pivoted on the said support and adapted to engage the said catch to swing the latter out of engagement with the said back.

6. A folding back for the saddle of a motor cycle, bicycle and like machine, comprising a support held on the saddle, a back mounted to swing on the said support from upright to horizontal position and vice versa, a spring-pressed catch pivoted on the said support and engaged by the said back to hold the latter in upright position, and a releasing lever pivoted on the said support and adapted to engage the said catch to swing the latter out of engagement with the said back, the latter having stops for limiting the swinging movement of the said releasing lever in either direction.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

7 A folding back for the saddle of a mo tor cycle, bicycle and like machine, comprising a support held on the saddle, a back mounted to swing on the said support from upright to horizontal position and vice versa, a spring-pressed catch pivoted on the said support and engaged by the said back to hold the latter in upright position, a releasing lever pivoted on the said'support and adapted to engage the said catch to swing the latter out of engagement with the said back, and a stop on the said support and adapted to be engaged by the said back to hold the latter in horizontal position.

8. In a folding back for the saddle of a motor cycle, bicycle and like machine, a support, a back having a lower section pivoted to the support and an upper section having its lower end pivoted to the upper end of the lower section to swing forwardly and rearwardly, the said sections having at their pivoted ends oppositely disposed lugs, and a set screw screwing in one lug and against the other lug to adjust the upper section relative to the lower section.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HOWARD W. WEED.

Witnesses:

THEo. G. HosTER, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

Washington, D. O. 

